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Vehicle registration plates of Laos

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Vehicle registration plates of Laos were first introduced in 1950. The current version started in 2001. The background and text colour vary by type of vehicle. Ordinary plates use black on orange.[1]

Format

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Electric cars will have an EV banner at the top left corner.

The top of the plate displays the name of the province where the car is registered. The plates display a two-letter prefix. The first letter ກ, ຂ, ຄ, ນ, ມ, ຣ, ລ, ວ, ຫ, ອ or is for passenger cars; ຈ, ຍ, ດ, ຕ and is for motorbikes; is for tricycles such as tuk-tuks; is for heavy trucks. The second letter and a number are a register format. This format has been used since 2001.

Starting from 2024, EV license plates have a green sticker labeled "EV" at the top left corner.

Vehicle types

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Vehicle types[2]
Type Example Meaning
Private ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ (ກຳແພງນະຄອນ) - Vientiane Prefecture
Government
Private company
Company (1% paid tax)
Temporary ໝົດກຳນົດ - Expiration date
International organization ສທ - Diplomatic
ຂຕ - Foreigner guest
ສປຊ - United Nations
ສງ - International financial institution
Police and military
ປກສ 1111
ປກສ - Public security
ກທ - National defence

References

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  1. ^ "Matrículas de coches de Laos (letras LAO)". Matriculasdelmundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  2. ^ "License Plates of Laos". worldlicenseplates.com. Retrieved 2025-07-27.